*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog The Turks and Caicos islands are great place to get away and escape the winter months. The crystal clear water, the perfect weather, and being on the beach. We went to Turks and Caicos to escape the winter and …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog There is a lot of data out there that getting out into nature is good for our mental health. And it is. A short hike on an easy trail is a great way to explore nature as beginner hikers. …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog In 2008 we hiked Mount Katahdin. It was my first time attempting a real hiking challenge and the hardest hike I had ever done. We were heading to Maine to attend a wedding and decided to hike the 5,267-foot …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Lake Twentytwo is one of my favorite day hikes in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and only about one and a half hour northeast of Seattle. But because it’s such a beautiful alpine lake and perfect day hike, it …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog As I stood misty eyed in the early morning just after the sun had peeked over the hoodoos, looking into the amphitheater in Bryce Canyon national park, I remembered how everyone kept saying that hiking all of the Utah …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog I saw a commercial one day touting the beauty of Utah’s Mighty 5 National Parks and it was instant love. I had to hike Utah’s national parks. It became a serious bucket list item, right up there with “Hike …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Grand Canyon National Park is not only a beautiful national park the grand canyon is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. There’s a lot to see here and plenty of ways to enjoy the park, from …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Located in the Atlantic Ocean and the central group of the 9 islands in the Azores archipelago, the island of Pico doesn’t seem to get as much love as some of the other Azores islands. Second in size to …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Pico Island is part of the central group of nine Azores Islands and is the youngest and second largest island in the Azores archipelago and one of the most unique places on earth. With evidence of recent volcanic activity …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog You’ve seen the Instagram posts everywhere and the computer screen backgrounds of Antelope Canyon. The vibrant orange and swirling stone is like something from another world. It doesn’t seem real. But it is. That’s why so many flock to …